MADRID
In Madrid, the line between bar and sex club or sauna is very blurred. You’ll find most of the sleazy fun you’re looking for in and around Chueca, Madrid’s gay district. The sleaze factor really heats up in Madrid for the aptly named SleazyMadrid events throughout the year.
Drink Fuck Shake Buy Crash Eat Pump Trim Ink Hang See Plan
Hot-spot neighborhoods: Chueca, Malasaña, Sol
WHERE TO DRINK (AND CRUISE)
El 12 Club (C de las Infantas, 12, Chueca) Newish leather-friendly bar in Chueca. link
Bears Bar (C de Pelayo, 4, Chueca) Leather-friendly bear bar. link
The Cage (C de San Bartolomé, 4, Chueca) Small fetish cruising bar in Chueca with fully equipped backroom. link
Hot (C de las Infantas, 9, Chueca) Very leather-friendly bear bar. link
Organic Men’s Club (C de Pelayo, 30, Chueca) Sex bar with weekly fetish night in the heart of Chueca. link
Shower & Bar (C de Pelayo, 25, Chueca) A bar/bathhouse popular with visitors to Madrid. link
WHERE TO FUCK
Attack (C de Olivar, 22, Lavapiés) Sex club and bar in central Madrid with theme nights. link
Center (Cuesta de Santo Domingo, 1, Austrias) Centrally located bathhouse. link
Firewood (Cuesta Caños Viejos, 2, Austrias) Fetish-forward sex bar. link
FISTCLUBBCN (C del Monteserrat, 30, @ The Meat Rack, Conde Duque) Barcelona’s parties for serious fisters comes to Madrid. link
The Meat Rack (C del Monteserrat, 30, Conde Duque) Fetish-friendly private sex club. link
Naked (C de Monteleón, 5, Malasaña) Fetish-friendly sex bar with a nude/underwear/jockstrap dress code nonetheless. link
Organic Men’s Club (C de Pelayo, 30, Chueca) Sex bar with weekly fetish night in the heart of Chueca. link
Sauna Adan (C de San Bernardo, 38, Malasaña) A great place if you’re looking to hook up with South American hustlers. link
Sauna Gran Vía (C de Barco, 6, Chueca) A bathhouse conveniently located in Cheuca. link
Sauna Octopus (C Churruca, 10, Chueca) A bathhouse for bears. link
Sauna Paraíso (C del Norte, 15, Conde Duque) A bathhouse with BDSM equipment, somewhat targeted to younger guys. link
Sauna Príncipe (Travesía de las Beatas, 3, Conde Duque) A bathhouse with mostly an older or bear clientele. link
Sauna Puerta de Toledo (Cuesta de las Descargas, 6, La Latina) A bathhouse where an older crowd comes to let off some steam after work. link
Shower & Bar (C de Pelayo, 25, Chueca) A bar/bathhouse popular with visitors to Madrid. link
Strong Center (C de Truillos, 7, Sol) Large men-only dance-slash-sex club in central Madrid. link
WHERE TO SHAKE YOUR ASS (AND CRUISE)
Into the Tank Dance parties for gear guys. link
Noctox (C de Truillos, 7, at Strong Center, Sol) Dance parties for fetish guys. link
Odarko (C de Truillos, 7, at Strong Center, Sol) Techno parties for fetish guys. Men only. link
Strong Center (C de Truillos, 7, Sol) Large men-only dance-slash-sex club in central Madrid. link
WHERE TO BUY GEAR
BOXER (C de Pelayo, 3, Chueca) Madrid outpost of the popular Barcelona leather shop. link
A Different Life (C de Pelayo, 30, Chueca) Adult gay stuff. link
Ixion Man (C de Pelayo, 20, Chueca) This Chueca shop sells fetish wear, along with the skimpiest underwear. link
SR Fetish & Leather Shop (C de Pelayo, 7, Chueca) Where to pick up fetish gear in Cheuca. link
WHERE TO CRASH (AND MAYBE FUCK SOME MORE)
Gran Hotel Inglés (C de Echegaray, 8, Cortes) Gay-friendly historic hotel in the heart of the cultural Barrio de las Letras and close to Puerto del Sol and Madrid’s world-famous museums. link
Hostal la Zona (C de Valverde, 7, Malasaña) Budget-friendly gay hotel close to Chueca. (Not a hostel!) link
Hostal Puerta del Sol (Puerta del Sol, 14, Sol) Budget-friendly very gay hotel in Madrid’s most central location. Some rooms with shared baths. link
Hostal Pizarro (C de Pizarro, 13 & 14 Malasaña) Budget-friendly gay hotel close to Chueca. (Not a hostel!) link
Hotel Indigo Madrid – Gran Via (C de Silva, 6, Palacio) Gay-friendly property just off Madrid’s grand architectural street. link
Iberostar Las Letras Gran Vía (C Gran Vía, 11, Cortes) Gay-friendly hotel close to Chueca on Madrid’s grand architectural street. link
ME Madrid Reina Victoria (Pl de Santa Ana, 14, Cortes) Very popular and very funky property in a central location. link
NH Collection Madrid Gran Vía (C Gran Vía, 21, Sol) Gay-friendly hotel close to Chueca on Madrid’s grand architectural street. link
Room Mate Oscar (Pl de Pedro Zerolo, 12, Chueca) Funky gay-friendly hotel in the heart of Chueca. link
WHERE TO EAT (AND CRUISE)
Café Belén (C de Belén, 5, Chueca) Way gay café in Chueca. link
Mamá Inés (C de Hortaleza, 22, Chueca) Popular spot for brunch and more. link
La Nueva Troje (C del Desengaño, 14, Malasaña) Leather-friendly restaurant, hookah lounge, and smoothie & juice bar. link
WHERE TO PUMP IRON (AND CRUISE)
Gymage Lounge Resort (C de la Luna, 2, Malasaña) Stylish gym near Chueca with a popular rooftop pool. link
Opera Gym (C de Fomento, 3, Austrias) A place in central Madrid for serious pumping. link
WHERE TO GET A BUZZ CUT AND A BEARD TRIM
Barbers Crew (C del Tesoro, 8, Malasaña) Hipster stylings near Chueca. link
Bearbero (Costanilla de Capuchinos, 5, Chueca) Come see the beard experts here in Chueca or at their locations in La Latina and Huertas. link
WHO TO GET INKED
Tattoo Magic Madrid (C de las Infantas, 8, Chueca) A place for beautiful body art in Chueca. link
WHO TO HANG WITH
Leather Friends Spain Leather-loving men of Spain. link
LeatherMen Club of Spain These hot Leathermen always have something going on. link
WHAT TO SEE WHILE YOU’RE IN TOWN
Chueca An>Dante>> (Plaza de Pedro Zerolo, Chueca) A vibrant AIDS memorial transforms a parking garage. link
WHAT TO PLAN FOR
April/May
SleazyMadrid/Spain Fetish Week Spain’s premier fetish dance event. link
June/July
Madrid Pride Show your Leather Pride with Leather Friends Spain in the parade and throughout the weekend. link
SleazyMadrid/GayPride Because Madrid’s sleaze can’t be contained to just the spring. link
December
SleazyMadrid/Winter Because you need something to keep you warm in winter. link
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